3 properties of liquid solids and gases
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Liquids have the following characteristics:
no definite shape (takes the shape of its container)
has definite volume
particles are free to move over each other, but are still attracted to each other
A familiar liquid is mercury metal. Mercury is an anomaly. It is the only metal we know of that is liquid at room temperature. Mercury also has an ability to stick to itself (surface tension) – a property all liquids exhibit. Mercury has a relatively high surface tension, which makes it very unique. Here you see mercury in its common liquid form.
Gases have the following characteristics:
no definite shape (takes the shape of its container)
no definite volume
particles move in random motion with little or no attraction to each other
highly compressible
Solids are defined by the following characteristics:
definite shape (rigid)
definite volume
particles vibrate around fixed axes
If we were to cool liquid mercury to its freezing point of -39°C, and under the right pressure conditions, we would notice all of the liquid particles would go into the solid state.
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